Advice & Tips:
Prednisone has long (30 years worth) been my "nasty but necessary" treatment for my Rheumatoid Arthritis. It has caused me innumerable side effect problems, including 100lbs of weight gain, the dissolution of my previous marriage, Diabetes II, renal (kidney) failure, etc... Going off of it at various times has made me extremely ill, at least 3 times resulted in my hospitalization. For many years, this was the only RA treatment that functioned consistently and allowed me to continue living my life at least somewhat normally.

Cost:
< $25 monthly

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Apr 27, 1985
(Started Nov 27, 1984)

Effectiveness

Major
(for optic nerve inflammation (optic neuritis))

Side effects

Severe
(fatigue, weight gain, facial swelling/puffiness)

Adherence

Always

Burden

Very hard to take

Dosage:
50 mg
All the time (24/7)

Advice & Tips:
hang in there you could regain your eyesight completely like I did